Where to begin, where to begin, I ask myself. Well we'll start will the arting. I did get arting done this weekend. Not as much as I'd hoped to do, but in a bit, you'll understand why. Still working on the one piece. I have been having to redo layers that aren't looking right. I'm pushing myself out of my comfort zone...next piece will be (I hope) where the hell did that comfort zone go?! For now I'm focusing on the piece at hand and trying some new things out. It's exciting, a bit scary but most importantly, I'm enjoying it. I have a ways to go for details, a lot of the base layers are there, but the details and textures aren't. I'm taking my time and enjoying it. Part of me is very impatient, the now now NOW!!! To be done and on to the next idea. The arty art self is ignoring that impatient part. Go arty art self!! Stay strong!!
I've been doing a bit better on the social media side of things. I'm really trying. I even had the thought of vlogging this blog on Instagram. That isn't going to happen. Maybe next week. Can you upload videos? Research is to be had. IF and that's a big if, I do decide to do that, you'll not be seeing me, but a part of my studio, remember not photogenic....at all. I'm not sure how to link things...I'm fine with Twitter. I know that I'm not fully utilizing Instagram. Probably not fully utilizing any of my sites, honestly. I haven't even mastered Painter 2018...but I do get what I want out of it...and I do watch tutorials to learn new techniques. It really is never ending learning and growing as a human and as an artist. Deep introspection over...next!
My Halloween, which is my favourite day of the year...and really it's all year long for me, was super busy with adulting. With the super hero hubby at my side, amazing me, as he tends to do. I got some meals prepped for the week, the hubby got more meals prepped...the big task, besides laundry, ugh...was fixing our curtains. Living room curtains are fixed...bedroom to go. Hubby blew my mind on the fixing of the curtains. No, I'm not going into detail, it's really not what I do. I will say the hubby never stops ceasing to amaze me. I love that about him...one of the many many things...
In more news...we are officially getting a D&D game off of the ground. Most likely this Sunday, for the character creation and intro session. I have made promises to myself this time around. That it will not interfere with my arting...the last game, while fun as hell, was really stealing time away. Would I do it again, absolutely because it was fun. Am I going to do it this time. No. I need to challenge myself as a GM/DM and I need to keep arting as number one priority. I'm excited for this new game session...also bummed we did lose a very strong player because of schedule conflicts. This is not picking up where we left off...this is brand spanking new...as I said I'm pretty excited for this new story that has been brewing in my noggin'. I'm pretty sure it'll inspire my art, too. Win win!
On that note, and minor eye strain. I will leave you here...hopefully on Monday there will be a lot of arty art news and some shenanigans'. There is one of the new pieces to your right...which you can get to Society 6 to see it without the watermark. Until Monday dear minions...